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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913 Join The Commercial Club! 'iff If you like your own town best, Tell 'em so! If you'd have her lead the rest, Help her grow! When there's anything to do Let the fellows count on you ; You'll feel bully when it's through, Don't you know. If you want to make a hit, Boost our name! If the other fellow's it Who's to blame? Spend your money in the town Where you pull your sheckels down; Live and let live all the time That's the game! If you're used to giving knocks, Change your style! Throw kind words instead 01 rocks For awhile! Let the other fellow roast; Shun him as you would a ghost, Meet his hammer with a toast And a smile. When a stranger from afar Comes along; Tell him who and what we are Make it strong! Needn't flatter, never bluff; Tell the truth, for that's enough; Join the boosters they're the stuff! We belong. Fran ft -A- Cram, iiays ip-to-Vate ILOCALS anPERS0NAL5 Rae Early has been visiting friends in Eugene. For Sale 5000 d'Anjou pear trees. Inquire of F. E. Jackson. 2-3 Will do sewing by the day. Reason able. Phone 113-X. 53 55p J. B. Dimmlck and family, who have been living at Fossil, returned last week to their ranch in the Upper Val ley. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ward left last week for Long Beach, Cal., where they will spend the remainder of the winter. George H. Fry and Ward I. Cornell of the Upper Valley were among the guests registered at the Portland Hotel in Portland last week. Mrs. Harry Richards and two little children left Saturday for Pendleton, where they will Join Mr. Richards, the latter being employed in that city. Dan Dimmlck and family of Granite, Ore., visited his nephew, George W. Dimmlck, last week. Zibba Dimmick of Walla Walla was also a visitor here last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Peugh left Sat urday for Long Beach, Cal., where they will spend the winter. Their daughter, Miss Nettie, and Mrs. Thonv as Bishop accompanied them. Bishop Paddock will conduct ser vices at St. Mark's Episcopal church next Sunday and make an announce ment concerning the plans for a sue cessor to Rev. E. T. Simpson. Representative C H. Stranahan left Saturday for Salem to assume his du ties as legislator. Mrs. Stranahan and daughter left the same day for Shan- iko, where they will visit relatives. In one of the large hotels at Milwau- kie Hood River apples appear con spicuously on the menu, but under the non de plume of "Sieg apples," under which name Milwaukie is helping to make Hood River fruit famous. The next of the popular dances which are being given by the ladies of St. Mark's Guild is announced for Friday, January 24. The committee in charge includes Mrs. W. J. Baker, Mrs. N. W. Bone and Mrs. C. N. Clarke Local teachers who successfully paused the recent examinations for certificates in Hood River county in cluded Miss Hazel M. Stanton, Miss Frances Bragg, Mrs. W. V. Chambers, Miss Ella Elverson and Lierle Quendo. True-to-Name Nursery has opened an office in town on corner opposite from Oregon Hotel and samples of trees can be seen in tree yard adjoin ing office. Mr. Galligan will be at the office Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur Lime and Spray Kelly Bros., phone 227-M. For Sale 5000 d'Anjou pear trees. Inquire of F. E. Jackson. 2-3 William R. Warner, 3rd., has been spending several days In Portland.' Skeeing and coasting have been pop ular sports since the recent snowfall. Captain McCan is here from Rainier for the week attending the term of Circuit Court. If you want insurance in companies that pay losses promptly and in full call on A. W. Onthank. J. A. Wesco and W. W. Williams are among the Portland attorneys at tending court here this week. Attorney E. O'Bryon, who is A. A. Jayne's partner in Portland, is attend ing Circuit Court here this week. W. C. Smullin and wife of the Up per Valley have returned . to Penni sylvania to spend the rest of the win ter. Miss B. E. Shahan and E. A. Brown of the Upper Valley have been among the recent Hood River visitors in Port land. Please remember to post the dates of proposed public gatherings in the dire tory of entertainments at the public library. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Bruen er of Aberdeen, Wash., are guests at the Hotel Oregon and expect to spend several months in Hood River. R. S. Danforth, C. R. Thompson and E. W. Fuller, Portland surveyors, have been spending a few days here in the employ of the Hydro Electric Com pany. W. J. Horbelt and wife of Dee have returned from a v'lit in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ay lard of El burn, 111., are spending a month with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Volstorff.. W. A. Bell, the newly-elected dis trict attorney took charge of the grand Jury for the first time this week. Mr. Bell is now without a dep uty in Hood River, couny. Attorney John Baker having resigned that office as the duties interfered with his other practice. J. W. Pifer and Harry T. DeWitt went to Portland Sunday and met Messrs. O'Donnell and Ahrens, the two bowling champions. Although the lo cal team lost the series they made a creditable showing, the scores being as follows: DeWitt, 154. 167, 165, 187, 161, 175, average 170; Pifer. 182. 179, 179, 207, 181, 199, average 188; O'Don nell, 227, 189, 220, 178, 160, 187, aver age 192; Ahrens, 174, 191, 191 ,153, 199, 181, average 182. ten! Reed & Henderson, Inc. Fire, Accident, Life, Automobile, Piate Glass, Burglary, Employer's Liability, including FARMERS and 0RCHARDIST5. Also Judicial, Official and Indemnify Bonds Resident Agent for: U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Northern Assurance Co., of London Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd., of London Hanover Fire Insurance Co. of New York Pelican Assurance Co. of New York Heat Estate Loans Investments A son was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Howard. Miss Northey, the librarian, is con fined to her home by illness. Mrs. C. A. Bell spent a couple of days in Portland the last of the week. -W. G. Eliot, Jr., of Portland was a Hood River visitor the last of the week. Mrs. James A. West of Ogden has arrived to visit her son, Walter West, at Dee. W. H. Eccles of Baker City was here last week looking over the Eccles in terests. W. S. Gribble and family of the Up per Valley have moved to Portland for the winter. Mrs. Ross Sherwood submitted to a serious operation at the local hos pital yeterday. Frank McFarland of Portland waas looking over his interests here the last of the week. J. M. Enshede was here the last of the week from Stevensville, Mont., hir ing some primers. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Allen submitted to an operation at the hospital the last of the week. A tripod which was found on Tuck er's Road near Epping's corner may be had by calling up the News office, Will Cass returned to the Univers ity of Oregon Monday after having spent the first semester at his home here. A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caldwell who are employ ed on M. M. Hill's ranch at Pine Grove. V. D. Havens was here from Eugene last week. Mr. Havens recently pur chased the Sam Blowers place on Col umbia street and was arranging for some repairs. Circuit Judge Bradshaw admitted two local residents to citizenship at the term of court Monday. They were Victor Johnson of this city and Jules Dubath of Dee. Joe Copeland, who was formerly connected with the Citizens' Banking & Trust Company, was a Hood River visitor the last of the week. He is now conducting a lumber yard at Lents near Portland. Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Simpson, who expected to leave for their ranch near Vancouver, Wash., last week, have been detained on account of the illness of Mr. Simpson, who is suffering from an attack of grippe. Members of the petite Jury who were drawn Monday to Berve on the grand Jury were as follows: William Auhagen, VV. H., Taft, L. R. Gano, A. W. Monosmith, Oscar Vanderbilt, C. S. Trout and W. A. Isenberg. Wanted Men and women to lenrn wntcliiiiukliitt and enxnivlnK. few nionttiH only learning. Practical work from start. Positions secured for urnduaten. Practical trade not overdone. Write for partleiilnrH. Watchmaking School, 210 (ilobe Building, Portland, Ore. -l.'ltfc W. L. Clarke, president of the Com mercial Club, entertained the direct ors of the Club, Secretary Scott and the local newspaper men at a dinner Friday evening, following a business meeting of the directors. Caterer Boyce served a delicious and satisfy ing repast. M. L. Osgood of the Hood River Standard Nursery Company demon strated his ability as a carpenter the first of the week by building a cutter which would do credit to John Deere himself. The conveyance was all made by tidfid from the pole to the runners along the Mission style of architect ure and after safely weathering some rough roads on his first trip to town Mr. Osgood was Justly proud of his handiwork. For Rent Three furnished light housekeeping rooms. Phone 234-M. 3tfc Regular Sunday excursion to Park dale. Pleasant trip for yourself and friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Nickelsen were visitors in The Dalles Saturday to at tend the funeral of a relative. County Judge Castner and Commis sioners McCurdy and Putnam went to Portland yesterday to confer with the O.-W. R. & N. officials relative to the Shell Rock road. R. J. Mclsaac of the Upper Valley has been spending the week in town and will also make a trip to Portland before returning to Parkdale. ! Rev. Perry of Stockton, Cal., will preach Sunday morning and evening , at the Christian and Missionary Alii-1 ance, 720 May street. Rev. Perry was j formerly pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and has many friends in this city. Your evenings at home will be I enjoyable if you have a talking ma- ' ch'ne and a few records. Waggener's Music House stlls the Edison .Victor and Columbia machines and records. I Call and hear th new Edison Disc Phonograph. "It's a bird." The Cosmopolitan Four, who were to have given an entertainment in this city under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the United Brethern church, have disbanded on account of the ser ious illness of one of their members and will be unable to fill their engage ments. Charles T. Early made a trip last week to the lumber mills at Inglis, Columbia County, in connection with an order fo. about -a million and a quarter feet of lumber placed by the S. P. & S., In line with this railroad's policy of patronizing mills located on their lines as tar as possible. Invitations are out for a Hard Times Dance to be given at Heilbronner Hall next Friday evening. This is in the nature of a subscription dance which is being given by friends of the Uni versity Club, the proceeds going to meet the deficit on the recent Uni versity Club dance. Hard times cos tumes will be in order and it is said that a number of the colored aristoc racy w ill be in attendance, Mrs. Wook er T. Boshington being one of. the patronesses. Chandler's orchestra will furnish the music. A Coming Treat Too much praise cannot be given the Elks for engaging the Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette of Chicago to appear here on February 11 at the Heilbronner Hall. This com pany is in its 24th year of success, and Is acknowledged everywhere to be the most "up-to-date" musical company traveling. Everybody likes music ami everybody enjoyB a hearty laugh. A delightful blending of pure fun and fine music is one reason why the abov j company has won its way to the top notch of public CBteem. Old man Boreas is getting busy. HELD FOR FRIEND'S DEATH Rancher Who Shot Companion "By Mistake" It Held W. R. Smith, a rancher residing near Wahklacus, Klickitat county, will have to appear in court on a charge of man slaughter or forfeit a $500 bond fur nished by his neighbors. Smith shot and killed Lewis W. Carnahan, mistaking him for a deer, while out hunting on the Big Klickitat River last November with a party of settlers residing in the vicinity of Wahkaicus. The two men were friends and lived together on Smith's farm, both being young unmarried men. The action against Smith will be based on crimi nal carelessness in killing h!s com panion. Smith was bound over to appear in the superior court by a local Justice of the peace the day of the inquest. He left the next day with the bodv of his friend for Nebraska and has not yet returned to Klickitat. The ser ious charge has Just been preferred against him. J. C. Johnsen Home of GOOD SHOES Where the Best Values ComeFrom WELL, things begin to look different. Looked a little blue for a while for the coming spring. But what a difference just a few hours make a freeze-up in California the land of sunshine -and up goes the price of apples. Why, there isn't a day goes by now, but what some orchardist comes into our store and says he wants to look at our Sprayers and most of these in quiries are due to the fact that prospects are looking better every day. A month ago we couldn't get a customer to look at a syrayer. Now they are asking all sorts of questions. "How much is this outfit complete?" "What equipment goes with this sprayer?" "'What kind of an engine is that, and how much horse power?" These inquiries are what develop into real business. And remember, too, this is only January with spring and spraying time two months away. With all these inquiries now, isn't it reasonable for us to suppose that we are going to have all the "Sprayer Business" we can attend to properly? And isn't it reasonable for us to urge you to give your early attention to your wants in this line? We think so and that's just why we are asking you to 'tell it to us' and tell it now! It's a good time too, for you to examine our Discs; our Plows; our Harrows; our Vehicles and Wagons get a line on your needs. We are always glad to show you around our store alway glad to tell you all we know about the different Implements. Glad to explain our Sprayers to tell you why we think we have the best Sprayer made. We haven't said much this winter about Automobiles. We will handle the Chalmers line same as we have for seasons past. We don't see how we can get a better car for the money or one in which we have more confidence. Chalmers cars have made good. And they've made good here in Hood River, too. We've a goodly supply of literature on the "Chalmers Cars" a booklet called "The Story of the Chalmers Cars." It is an interesting story of the entire factory where the cars are made. It takes you from one end of the big plant to the other explaining in detail every operation in the manufacture. It is yours for the asking a postal will bring it, without any obligation on your part. Word has just been slipped to our "ad writer" that our roof is leaking to beat the band. "Ad writer" or not, he's got to shovel snow. We could tell you a lot of interesting facts abput some of the goods we have to offer you but that snow must come off the roof first. So we'll continue this in our next. At any rate, we'll be pleased to welcome you at our store. Come in and look around. Yours in haste, GILBERT IMPLEMENT GO.